M 4.6 in Chile on 13 Apr 2015 03:00 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 33.37 Km
Lat/Lon: -40.115 , -73.7182
Event Date: 13 Apr 2015 03:00 UTC
13 Apr 2015 00:00 Local
Exposed Population:
560087 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Apr 2015 03:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1076077 0 13 Apr 2015 03:00 4.6M, 33.37km N/A 560 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Chile , Region of Los Lagos (population 978,969) . The nearest places are Puerto Montt, and Hueicolla.

Radius Population
100 km 560000 people
75 km 440000 people
50 km 22000 people
20 km 3000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Los Lagos Chile 980000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hueicolla Los Lagos Chile Village - 7 km
Puerto Montt Los Lagos Chile Major city 160000 people 164 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Las Marias 4 Civ. Paved No 4100 54 km
Pampa Alegre 25 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Corral CLCRR Chile 36 km
Valdiva Chile 53 km

More information

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